The ad includes a picture of Susan P. Crawford, a Harvard University law professor, and not Susan M. Crawford, who is running for a seat on the state's highest court.
A political action group tied to Elon Musk that has sought to influence Wisconsin’s high stakes Supreme Court election canceled a social media ad this week after it featured the wrong person. The ad by the group Building America’s Future attempted to attack Dane County Judge Susan Crawford,
Individual donors aren't allowed to give more than $20,000 to a Supreme Court candidate. But both Republicans and Democrats use a workaround to solicit bigger donations.
An Elon Musk-backed political group attacked the wrong Susan Crawford in a social media ad as part of its support of Brad Schimel
Building America's Future, an Elon Musk-backed dark money group, has already purchased more than $670,000 of air time backing Brad Schimel.
The digital ad run by Building America's Future features a photo of Susan P. Crawford, a Harvard professor, not liberal candidate Susan M. Crawford.
In his first visit to Wisconsin as the new Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, rallied with a group of Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the April 1 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. "We've got to get out of the mindset that these aren't political anymore," Martin told the group.